Romance of the hunting field wedding in Dayton Ohio
In Dayton a social event of the week marked by the marriage of Pauline Platt of Dayton to Frederick William Okie of Marshall Virginia. Reverend Henry Colby officiated. Miss Platt, daughter of multimillionaire Colonel J. D. Platt of Ohio, was noted as a famed horsewoman, meeting Okie in the hunting field near Clarke County and Upperville.
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J. D. Platt
Dayton
Ohio
Frederick W. Okie
Marshall
Winchester
Upperville
Miss Platt
Okie
Platt
Mr. Okie
Young Farmer Chas E Jones Makes Assignment
Jefferson County voices regret as Leetown businessman Chas E Jones assigns all his assets to trustee N R Roberts. Jones cites a square deal, aiming to settle creditors in full and leave thousands to restart, with multiple properties and nearly two hundred acres of farms and orchards in Leetown and Kearneysville area.
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Jefferson County
Chas. E. Jones
Leetown
N. R. Roberts
Jones
Roberts
Kearneysville
To Rebuild Brewery After Fire at Huntington West Virginia
John Keating, deeply interested in the West Virginia Brewing Co at Huntington, WV, returned from inspecting the fire wreckage. He states the December firing was disastrous but the brewery will be restored promptly with no material interruption to business. Mamie Nalle of Raccoon Ford VA visits Mrs Franck and daughters after staying with Mrs B M Carter near Stephens City. Robert T Barton spent the day in Charlestown on business.
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John Keating
West Virginia Brewing Company
Huntington
W. Va
Mamie Nalle
Raccoon Ford, Va
B. M. Carter
Stephens City
Francka
Miss Nalle
Episcopal Fene Institute
Robert T. Barton
Charlestown
Physician Dies Suddenly in Carriage in Martinsburg
Dr Wolfe a Berkeley County native and Martinsburg physician died of heart failure at about age 45 while being helped into his home on Moler avenue after a sudden illness downtown. Survived by wife and two sons Guy and Claude, he was a brother of Geo Wolfe and Charles Wolfe and Mrs Edward Matthews.
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Moler Avenue
O. F. Faulkner
Wolfe
Berkeley County
Martinsburg
Guy
Claude
Geo. Wolfe
Charles Wolfe
Edward Matthews
Baltimore
Death of Mrs Annie Crawford in Philadelphia
Mrs Annie Crawford wife of Joseph Crawford died in Philadelphia on Thursday at about 27 years old. She is survived by her husband one child her father two sisters Mrs Mary and Mrs Bessie both of Lancaster Pa and two brothers Carson Winchester and William Philadelphia. She will be buried in Philadelphia tomorrow. Her husband is an expert electrician with patented telephone devices.
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Chester
Philadelphia
Annie Crawford
Joseph Crawford
Crawford
Old Telephone Company
Mary
Bessie
Lancaster
Carson McCarty
Winchester
William McCarty
Frederick County Sets Bounties on Predators
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved a rewards scale for killing panthers wolves red foxes wild cats and catamounts. Under the March 6 1874 act rewards are set at 20 for panthers 15 for wolves 75 cents for red foxes 50 cents for gray foxes and 50 cents for wild cats or catamounts.
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Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Virginia Needs A State Bank Examiner
Charles H. Treat treasurer of the United States spoke at the Virginia Bankers Association meeting at Old Point on Uncle Sam as a banker. L P Hillyer of the American National Bank Macon Georgia discussed dishonesty and punishment. John O Ellington of Bank of Fayetteville North Carolina urged value of bank examinations. No Virginia state bank examiner exists. call for official. The group visited Yorktown sites before returning to Old Point last night.
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Charles H. Treat
United States
Virginia Bankers’ Association
Old Point
Sam Asa
Treat
L. P. Hillyer
American National Bank
Macon
Gaz
Yorktown
Yorktown Monument
Cornwallis Cave
Lord Nelson
Professor Coal To Speak At Bridgewater College Alumni Day
Prof. N. D. Cool and family left for Spring Creek Virginia for a week. He will deliver an address on Virginia High School at Bridgewater College Alumni Day before returning to Winchester to finalize summer normal school opening plans in early July.
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N. D. Cool
Spring Creek
Coal
Virginia High School
Bridgewater College
Winchester
Summer Normal School
Miss Beatrice Barr Returns Home From John Kerr High
Stephens City native Miss Beatrice Barr recently completed high school at John Kerr High School and has returned home after visiting Winchester with Mrs. Carroll Carver and friends who regret her departure.
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Beatrice ‘Barr
Stephens ‘City
John Kerr ‘High School
Winchester
Local Resident H C Hodgson Visits Family in Winchester
Mr H C Hodgson of Little River Kansas visits his mother Mrs Rebecca Hodgson and sister Mrs W R Willis in Winchester. He plans a trip to New York to see his son Fred Hodgson a rising electrical engineer at Schenectady before returning Monday. Hodgson left Frederick County thirty five years ago to settle in the West where he found success. His mother is now ninety four years old.
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H. C. Hodgson
Little River
Kansas
Rebecca Hodgson
W. R. Willis
New York
Fred. Hodgson
Schnectady
Winchester
Hodgson
Frederick County
Weeat
Knights of Pythias to Decorate Graves Memorial Service
Rev. E. E. Northen and Mr. Harry R. Kern will speak at Winchester Lodge No. 65 memorial services. Members meet at 3 15 PM and proceed to Mount Hebron Cemetery to decorate deceased brethren’s graves with flowers.
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E. E. Northen
Harry R. Kern
Castle Hall
Winchester Lodge
No. 65
Knights of Pythias
Mount Hebron
Bride and Groom Return After Winchester Wedding
Mr Edward McCarty and his bride have returned from Washington where they wed last Tuesday evening in Winchester Mrs McCarty is the daughter of the late Samuel Renner of Chambersville.
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Edward McCarty
Bride
Washington
Winchester
Mc‘Carty
Samuel Renner
Chambersville
Follies of feminine fashions spark debate across nations
The piece grimly notes public and clerical backlash against the new sleeveless and sheer waist styles dubbed peekaboo fashion. It cites ministers in Pennsylvania and New York workers enforcing modest dress, while London and Paris papers mock American street wear and church attire, contrasting with 1793 French revolutionary garb.
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Nemo
Siberia
Pennsylvania
New York
Cortland Street
New York World
Milwaukee Sentinel
London
Paris
Tod
France
Funeral of David W Branson Draws Large Attendance
One of the region s largest funerals occurred for the late David W Branson in Frederick County. Services were at his home and at Greenwood Farm before burial at the Tropewell Church cemetery. He was a lifelong member of the Society of Friends and was eulogized by friend Jonah Ty Réese.
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Frederick County
David W. Branson
Star
Mr. Branson
Society of Friends
Jonah Ty. Réese
Wig
Justin
Greenwood Farm
Tropewell Church
Cumberland Valley railroad adds complete telegraph and telephone system
The Cumberland Valley railroad now operates the most complete system in the country with telegraph lines and a new telephone network. Dispatchers at Camberburg coordinate signals and trains from Shipensbury to Martinsburg, ensuring contact for any incident along the line. Freight remains heavy with about 650 loads daily via the Baltimore & Ohio connection at Cumbo.
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Cumberland Valley Railroad
Cumberland Valley
Cambersburg
Ach
Shipensbury
Martinsburg
Baltimore & Ohio
Cumbo
Drop of Peaches Shortens The Crop
Frederick County farmers report an unusually heavy June drop on peach trees. The crop will be smaller than expected as many trees weakened last summer and green fruit is dropping in large numbers, creating a shortened season for this year.
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Frederick
Parson Richard Wells’s Home Targeted for Theft in Middletown
A resident, the colored Reverend Richard Wells, reported a break in at his Middletown home on Wednesday. A thief took a set of flatirons belonging to his late wife and he hopes the property will be returned when convenient and says he will ask no questions.
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Richard Wells
Middletown
Richard
Staunton Pair Wed in Hagerstown Hidden Wedding Dress
Miss Lena Rondabosh and William Chenier of Staunton Virginia masqueraded on a train by wearing a calico wrapper to hide a wedding gown en route to Hagerstown Maryland. They were married there after traveling from Winchester and were later seen in Cumberland Valley. The plan appeared aimed at avoiding parental opposition and official pursuit.
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Lena Rondabosh
Wiliam Chenier
Staunton
Hagerstown
Roy A. B. Statton
Winchester
Cumberland Walley
Sie
Death of Clarke County Native John Hauptman in Maryland
John Hauptman longtime Clarke County farmer died at his home in Berryville Maryland Friday night aged 87. He was a native of Pennsylvania moved to Virginia in 1867 and later lived with his children in Maryland. He is survived by eight children and twenty one grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at his Berryville burial near his wife. He was a member of the Reformed Mennonite Church.
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John Hauptmann
Clarke Comme
Bury
Berryville
Hauptman
Jon L
Rest
Sarah Lehman
Reid, Md
Susan
Tazzie Hauptman
Roxbury
Rain Spoils Another Ball Game Near Reservoir Park
Weather woes spoil the Wingh 1e versus Hagerstown contest yesterday afternoon. Manager Baker notes rain has spoiled about half the baseball games this summer. Berryville club arrived, but a scheduled Berryville versus locals game at Reservoir Park was halted by the rain storm.
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Wingh
Hagerstown
Baker
Berryville
Reservoir Park
Daniel To Speak At Fisher's Hill
The annual Confederate Veterans reunion at Fisher's Hill will occur this August Saturday. Virginians favor their senior senator Daniel to deliver the address, promising a speech worth the trip. The senator says he enjoys these reunions and finds them well managed.
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Union of Conederate
Ab Fisher
Daniel
Snake Chases Girl From Hammock in Odd Encounter
Miss Walsh Racey of Clary Shenaindvale County recounted a curious event with a blacksnake that lay in a hammock. The snake stealthily approached as she shifted and fled to safety, then climbed a tree and left, only to be driven away when her brother arrived. The report also notes Mrs Roach has returned to Berkeley Springs from Winchester, to resettle at the resort.
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Miss Walsh Racey
Clary
Shenaindvale
Buck
Sage
Presiding Elder to Preach Sunday at United Brethren Church
Special services planned at United Brethren Church with Rev W F Graver of Martinsburg preaching and administering Holy Communion. A free will offering will be taken for foreign missions. Sunday School at 2 30 pm and P Y C at 9 15. Quarterly conference business session at 9 am Monday.
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United Brethren Church
W. F. Graver
Martinsburg
Narrow Escape in Burning House at Millville
A house owned and occupied by Mrs. William dy and family on the east side of Shenandoah river near Millville burned Thursday between 3 and 4 am. The occupants barely escaped with no shoes or belongings. There was no insurance and the fire’s cause is unknown, delivering a severe blow to Mrs. Hardy.
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William Dy
Shenandoah River
Millville
Hardy
Mr Foluies Boyd Returns from New York City Trip
Mr Foluies Boyd returned today from a business trip to New York City. He arrived safely and planned to resume his duties at once.
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Mr. Foluies Boyd
New York City
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W. Hi. Wolfe
Miss McCarty
Virginia
Love Poetry OF
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Tm City Council
Old Hopewell
Cineenwood Farm
C. V
John Hauptman
Maryland
Fisher’s Hill
Snake
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